Venezuelan-Iranian plane: the president of Nicaragua has forcefully questioned Argentina

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega became fully involved this Monday in the controversy over the Venezuelan-Iranian plane being held in Argentina due to international sanctions and alleged ties between crew members and Islamic terrorism, and has asked the government to Alberto Fernandez the immediate release of both the aircraft and the crew.

“They kidnapped 11, 12 Venezuelan brothers because that’s what the Yankees are ordering from Washington and wash your hands saying that it is a question of justice “, complained the president, ally of his counterpart Nicolás Maduro, during an act for the 42nd anniversary of the naval force, which was attended by the charge d’affaires of the Argentine embassy , Jorge Stevens.

And he continued: “Whoever holds the presidency of CELAC (Community of States of Latin America and the Caribbean), which is Argentina, betrays the principles of CELAC, becoming a instrument of the Yankee empire“.

In this sense, he urged Alberto Fernández to release “the Venezuelan brothers he has in prison in Argentina, as if Argentina were a district of Miami” and to return “the plane to its real owners”.

“The president of CELAC is playing a more shameful, sadder, more degrading role than that played by Luis Almagro (Secretary General of the Organization of American States), who is openly an instrument of the gringos,” he considered.

Ortega’s statements came a week after the Argentine government backed an OAS (Organization of American States) resolution condemning Nicaragua’s “forced closure of non-governmental organizations, as well as arbitrary harassment and restrictions on religious organizations and of the critical voices of the government ”.

The Boeing 747 cargo Emtrasur, a subsidiary of the Venezuelan state airline Conviasa, sanctioned by Washington, has been held in Argentina since June 8, when it landed at Ezeiza airport, coming from Mexico, with a load of auto parts and a crew . of 14 Venezuelans and five Iranians.

On August 2, the United States asked Argentina to impound the plane following a court order that it believed that US “export laws” were violated when Emtrasur bought the plane from Mahan Air. an airline affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the White House considers a terrorist organization. The request was accepted by justice last week.

Last Monday, shouting and “outraged by the theft”, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, asked “Peronist Argentina” and social movements for help to recover the plane. There was a march orchestrated by the Venezuelan power to accompany this statement.

Like the deputy Diosdado Cabello a few hours before his presentation, the Venezuelan president spoke of the “kidnapping” of the plane and the crew by Argentina. However, in his case, Maduro did not charge the ink by naming Alberto Fernández.

“We have two goals: to recover the gold they intend to steal from us in London and to recover the plane and the crew of Conviasa (Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services, SA) who are kidnapped and intend to rob us in Argentina,” he said. Maduro at a meeting called the New Era Congress of Social Movements.

And he added: “We will fight with all our communication, social and political weapons. For the gold in London and for the plane that hijacked us and which brazenly intend to steal us in Argentina”.

For its part, the Iranian Foreign Ministry demanded on Monday the release of all crew members of the plane and asked the Argentine government not to “submit to pressure” from the United States and Israel.

Thanks from America

The The US government thanked this Friday for Argentina’s help gave to that country in the case of the Venezuelan-Iranian plane. In a concise message, he appreciated the mutual cooperation that led to the FBI’s inspection of the plane and which is closer to delivery to Washington.

“We thank the Argentine government for accepting the request made under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation in Legal Matters. We appreciate our continued and long-standing cooperation in law enforcement,” said the press office of the embassy. of the United States, after a consultation of the Clarione.

The thanks came the day after Judge Federico Villena decided to hijack the plane and allow an FBI search.

With information from AFP.

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